Tang Dynasty good brother-in-law

Chapter 639 Willow's Battle Statistics

Cheng Yaojin looked at Liu Mu with a serious face.

It seems that it is not without reason that Liu Mu can win the Turkic three times in a row with [-] Ding.

Then Willow said again:
"That's not enough. Huayuan is still researching a special carriage for marching food. Relying on soldiers to cook by themselves is far less efficient than a battalion of troops with a dedicated team leader, and the soldiers are poorly fed and weak. By strength."

"Well said, the official of the Ministry of War, Mr. Du, should be given to you." When Cheng Yaojin said this, he was very serious. Zhang Shigui believed that Cheng Yaojin was definitely not joking, and maybe he could really hand over a form. .

In fact, Cheng Yaojin really had this plan.

Before Liu Mu crossed over, he was not a regular army on the front line, but a logistics force.

Willow believes that logistics determine war.

The artillery can only be the aid of the war, and a complete, sophisticated and efficient logistics system can enable the Tang Dynasty's army to fight in all directions.

Most of the money that these manpower made Liumu was spent on logistics research. If it was spent on artillery, at least the small general cannon could be mass-produced.

That night, Cheng Yaojin really gave Li Shimin a form, and sent his own soldiers to Chang'an overnight.

When Zhang Shigui was still testing Liumu's individual military rations, Li Shimin had already received Cheng Yaojin's letter at noon the next day. The first sentence of the letter was to praise Liumu, and then he described Liumu's uniqueness in logistics. .

After Li Shimin looked at Cheng Yaojin's upper form, he gave the form to Fang, Du, and Xiao.

"It's okay to become a noble, and the reason is also suitable. It can be placed after the battle of conquering Gaochang." Xiao Yu had long thought that Liu Mu could become the Duke of the country, and it would be considered unfair to Liu Mu if he didn't.

Li Shimin didn't answer, but took out a secret document he had sealed in the box.

"This is the record when Liumu brought 800 soldiers into battle for the first time. 600 people participated in the battle, but 6000 auxiliary soldiers were needed. A total of more than [-] horses and mules were used, and [-] carriages were used."

This record can be said to be published for the first time in the hands of courtiers of the Tang Dynasty.

Li Shimin also said: "The Supreme Emperor's objection to conquering the Turks is actually because he listened to Liu Mu's words. With an army of [-], even if Ma Guang is allowed to graze, he can eat hundreds of thousands of acres of pasture every day, and then he has to change places the next day. The horse that A rides is full of food, counting food and grass, one horse is equivalent to six people's food every day."

As Minister of the Ministry of War, Du Ruhui found an abacus in Li Shimin's study after reading Liu Mu's record and began to calculate.

Seeing that Du Ruhui was calculating, Li Shimin took out another secret document.

"This is the logistical data when Liu Mu won Shuofang West City."

Du Ruhui is still calculating.

About a quarter of an hour later, Du Ruhui said: "The amount of logistics materials is larger, but the transportation capacity seems to have improved a lot. It can only be that the means of transportation have been improved."

"You missed one item." Li Shimin reminded.

Fang Xuanling and Xiao Yu also thought about coming over to look at the data, and after another quarter of an hour, Fang Xuanling said: "According to the records of the Tang army, fifty miles a day is the standard for an army, sixty miles is good, and seventy miles is good." There are excellent in Li, and hundreds of miles is an unconventional rapid march. Thirty miles of the baggage army is a standard march."

"However, Liu Mu is different. His transport team travels 160 miles a day, and the main force travels nearly a hundred miles a day. During the raid on the Turkic Yazhang, the pure cavalry traveled [-] miles a day. This speed is... scary."

Fang Xuanling used the word scary.

"Even if Xiaomu doesn't know how to fight, he would kill an ordinary general if he ran." Li Shimin gave a summary.

This is true, nearly 50.00% higher than the limit marching speed, you can preemptively occupy favorable terrain and attack the enemy's weak links first.Unless it is a purely defensive battle, in any state of mobile combat, Liu Mu has the help of a famous general like Su Dingfang, plus a marching speed that is [-]% higher.

There is also, as Cheng Yaojin said, lighter and more powerful military rations.

Li Shimin didn't even have the confidence to defeat Liu Mu's legion with the same equipment, let alone Liu Mu's legion with the equipment, even the Shence Guard didn't dare to fight it.

And Shence Guard is still written by Liu Mu.

"Saint, how about making Concubine Liu the deputy marshal of Zhengxi and the commander of the rear army?" Fang Xuanling suggested.

"Not good." Li Shimin shook his head.

Fang Xuanling immediately asked: "Saint, why is it not good?"

"I intend to slaughter all the nobles in Gaochang, so I chose Cheng Zhijie as the vanguard. I can't trust Liu Mu in this matter, he is too soft-hearted."

Li Shimin also gave a reason.

The real reason Li Shimin won't say is that Liumu intends to buy Gaochang with money, just like he did for the Mohe, Khitan, and Shiwei clans.Moreover, Liumu is full of confidence and has a well-designed plan.

Li Shimin knew about that plan, but Li Shimin hoped that the plan would be used on Ni Yu and never given to Gao Chang.

These people Gao Chang and Li Youliang colluded secretly, so Li Shimin wanted to kill everyone, Li Youliang's family, and Gaochang nobles.This is for the people of the world to see, for the nobles and generals of the Tang Dynasty, for the patriarchs and elders of all the clans who submit to them.

Anyone who dares to contact in private without going through the Tang Dynasty Hall will see what happens to King Gaochang.

Fang Xuanling persuaded again: "The minister is willing to go out with Liu Concubine."

Li Shimin shook his head again: "There is another reason. I have no reason to stop the Supreme Emperor when Liu Mu goes out to fight, and choose another person."

"Su Dingfang." Fang Xuanling gave another suggestion.

Li Shimin still shook his head, Su Dingfang is handsome, Li Shimin hoped that Su Dingfang would be Li Jing's general, so Li Shimin would not choose Su Dingfang.

"Li Daozong, tell him to go to Huayuan County immediately, and then take the imperial decree. At the same time, tell Liu Mu to prepare 100 million yuan for me before the next year's expedition." Li Shimin thought about it, and only Li Daozong was the most suitable.

And Li Daozong seems to know something about the Willow Project.

Fang Xuanling suggested: "I request that Cen Wenwen be the Sima of the rear army."

"allow."

Li Shimin's imperial edict was issued on the same day, and Li Daozong took Cen Wenwen and the whole cavalry to Huayuan less than half an hour after the imperial edict was issued.

As a result, Li Daozong stopped in Zhang Shigui's barracks that night.

Zhang Shigui stood in a daze in front of the camp gate, he had been standing here for an hour.

Soldiers equipped with willow rations have returned to camp to eat hot meals and rest.And his other group of soldiers still don't know where they are, and they don't know how long it will take for them to come back.

Zhang Shigui suddenly remembered that the first time he and Liu Mu led [-] men to attack, it seemed that Liu Mu's men and horses had very good physical strength, and their marching speed should be faster than the imperial army he led.

Li Daozong stood beside Zhang Shigui: "The maximum marching speed of Liu Mu's subordinates is one hundred miles per day, and each of them brings a donkey."

Zhang Shigui was puzzled: "Why didn't the saint let him lead the army?"

(End of this chapter)